"The Sportsman's Club Afloat" by Harry Castlemon is a captivating tale from the late 1800s that follows the thrilling maritime exploits of the Sportsman's Club, a group of courageous young boys. When Walter Gaylord and his companions find themselves wrongly accused of smuggling by a revenue cutter, the adventure truly begins. News arrives that their friend, Fred Craven, has been captured by smugglers, spurring Walter, Chase, and the rest of the crew to undertake a perilous rescue mission to Lost Island. As they brave a treacherous gulf, they face further challenges, including an attempted mutiny by two deserters seeking to seize their yacht. With Walter's leadership and unwavering camaraderie, the boys press on, determined to expose the smugglers' secrets and bring their friend home.
The Sportsman's Club Afloat
By Harry Castlemon
A group of daring young adventurers must outwit smugglers and overcome treacherous obstacles on the open sea to rescue their captured friend.
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About the AuthorCharles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
Charles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
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